Electricity in Alberta today

[AlbertaFarmer5]

So, if the most expensive electricity in the world is considered a success, WHAT DO YOU DEFINE AS A FAILURE?

By this generous measure, when cost is no object, anything that generates energy regardless of cost could be a success.

Can someone find the sources where ND and Sask energy have the stated goal of producing the highest electricity costs in the world, as indicated in Chuck's post?

[chuckChuck]

Wind capacity factors are 40 -50% in ND and they get 27% of their net electricity from wind.

Are southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan not windy? LOL

You guys says it doesnt work at all! LOL

Well, ND, Saskpower and Denmark, Germany, the UK all have significant wind power and prove that it does.

ND and Saskatchewan are just as cold as Alberta.

[chuckChuck]

Rates in ND and Saskatchewan are pretty cheap. But I know you want to pick the highest price jurisdiction to make your point! LOL

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Rates in ND and Saskatchewan are pretty cheap. But I know you want to pick the highest price jurisdiction to make your point! LOL

No, you brought up Denmark and claimed it is a poster child for successfully integrating wind. I define success in a different way, than just accomplishing something at all costs.

[chuckChuck]

And your argument falls apart when we look at Saskatchewan and North Dakota!

You would rather talk about the failure of the radical left! Than have to deal with real life examples close to home! LOL

[TSIPP]

Saskatchewan electricity rates are almost the highest of all provinces in Canada, maybe chunks considers this pretty cheep but I’ll have to disagree.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Saskatchewan electricity rates are almost the highest of all provinces in Canada, maybe chunks considers this pretty cheep but I’ll have to disagree.

Cheap is not the goal, success is apparently measured by how prohibitively costly it is.

[chuckChuck]

Saskatchewan electricity rates are almost the highest of all provinces in Canada, maybe chunks considers this pretty cheep but I’ll have to disagree.

The high rates must be because Moe and Wall are radical left wingers!

[GDR]

There are 3 levels of power supply emergency in Alberta. They hit level 2 yesterday. What this tells me is that it's fine to add renewables, but the decommisioning of any existing generation capacity, coal or otherwise is just plain foolish. Lives and lively hoods are both on the line.

[Patches]

I totally agree with chuckChuck! If you really want to be objective and see the total of produced electricity, you have to take the whole year into consideration not only one day or something like that. Right now, I have stopped generation electricity from the wind, as it is not that efficient as many people think it is. I am only using it for my business, as due to it, I receive a great tax return from the government. Actually, it was not me the one who brought this idea, it was my son, so I told him to do it all by himself. At last, I signed the Letter of Authority, and he actually made it, though I was really skeptical about it. I did not even know that he can elaborate such a letter, however it proves that he read a great article about those letters on https://www.simplyswitch.com/energy/guides/what-is-a-letter-of-authority/ simplyswitch.com , on purpose, so he knew that I would agree .